03/08/2010 Festivals Shows Singing News

The most pure flamenco comes thanks to José Mercé to the Roman Theatre of Merdia

José Mercé

The Roman Theatre of Merida will welcome on Sunday 5th of September the concert of Jose Merce in the Merida festival planning, “Mediterráneo interior”. Musical meetings in the theatre which wants to combine culture with the historic and archaeological patrimony.

In the festival, Jose Merce will go up to the stage of the Roman theatre of Merida to present his new work, Ruido. Merce plans to reinforce the presentation in Extremadure of his new disc with a review of his records in an “authentic enclave”, according to a promoter of the event, in the presentation of the concert in Merida.

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29/06/2010 La Bienal de Flamenco Seville Shows Music Singing News

La Bienal de Flamenco se inaugura con la actuación de Poveda en La Plaza de toros de la Maestranza

Poveda inaugura La Bienal de Flamenco en La Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza

Miguel Poveda

La Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza acogerá la actuación inaugural de la Bienal de Flamenco de Sevilla de la mano del cantaor Miguel Poveda con un cambio de escenario motivado por la gran demanda de público que superaba el aforo de la Plaza de San Francisco, donde estaba prevista la inauguración.

El coso taurino se incorpora a los otros siete escenarios que repartidos por la ciudad acogerán a partir del 15 de septiembre la XVI Bienal de Flamenco con un espectáculo inaugural, "Flamenco de viva voz", que según ha informado Miguel Poveda servirá para afianzar "el vínculo taurino de Sevilla con el flamenco".El cambio de escenario que garantiza mayores condiciones de control de acceso y permite un desarrollo técnico a la altura del espectáculo, ha afirmado el director de la Bienal, Domingo González, permitirá poner a la venta cerca de doce mil entradas con precios que oscilan entre los 6 y los 35 euros.

Durante su encuentro con la prensa en la Real Maestranza, Poveda ha confesado su respeto por este proyecto sobre el que ha asegurado que se "fue enamorando" hasta comprometerse a ofrecer el primer concierto de la bienal en este espacio, lo que asegura es "el sueño de cualquier artista del flamenco".

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23/06/2010 Guitar Festivals Singing Madrid News

The "Veranos de la Villa" celebrate its 25. anniversary with the aim of "moving the culture closer to the citizens".

Paco de Lucía

On June 29. Paco de Lucia will initiate the festival on the Puerta del Angel stage, one of the main stage with the Sabatini Gardens. This event will be introduced by the mayor hiself, Alberto Ruiz Gallardon.
The festival bets on the theater, the zarzuela and the movies, but the main course is the music, with the shows of Diana Krall, Marianne Faithfull, ELvis Costello, Youssou N'Dour, Sinead O'Connor or the Portuguese singer Adriana Calcanhotto.
This festival is one of the identity sign of the city with an impressive musical offer, but also a lot of dance and theater. The Puerta del Angel stage, the Sabatini Gardens, the different streets and squares of the capital, but also some local and private theaters and live bars will offer some of the 150 shows during July and August.

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16/06/2010 Flamencos Video Music Singing News

Diego "El Cigala": Flamenco and tango are soul musics, we are discovering that on the eighth album of "Cigala & Tango"

Diego El Cigala

"Cigala&Tango" will be available next June 20. It is the eighth album of Diego "El Cigala", counting on the collaboration of Andrés Calamaro and musicians such as Néstor Marconi and Juanjo Domínguez.With this new album "Cigala&Tango", Diego "El Cigala" assume the Argentin flamenco tradition, especially when he sings the eleven hard tangos, an album defined like "soul music" by the artist and that rised during a night shared with the Argentin audience when he was singing "Garganta con arena"."Flamenco and tango are different but you can get a great mix with these two different musical types, because we are talking about a music coming from the soul, a magical kind of music", says Diego "El Cigala". Next Sunday the musician will publish the live CIgala&Tango, recorded in Buenos Aires, with the collaboration of a lot of Argentin musicians such as Calamaro.The new work of "El Cigala" (Madrid, 1968) is made up of eleven classical tango themes, to which the artist is giving a flamenco touch, recorded during his show last April 29. in the mythical Grand Rex of Buenos Aires. Among these songs you'll find themes like "El día que me quieras", "Sus ojos se cerraron" or "Tomo y obligo"..

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14/06/2010 Suma Flamenca Bailaores Festivals Shows Music Singing Madrid News

Enrique Morente and Antonio Canales two figures in the third week of Suma Flamenca 2010

Enrique Morente en la tercera semana de la Suma Flamenca 2010

Enrique Morente in Suma Flamenca 2010

The third week of the V. Edition of the Flamenco Festival of Madrid, Suma Flamenca 2010, will offer five shows (three singing shows and two dance shows). They will take place at the Canal Theaters, having some great artists like Enrique Morente, Pastora Galván and Joaquín Grillo, Juan Valderrama, Argentina and Antonio, Antonio Canales and Amador Rojas, according to the information provided by the festival's organisation. The third week of the festival will start tomorrow with the musical performance of the master Enrique Morente, who will offer a classical flamenco concert, at 8.30pm. That will be the prelude of the Flamenco Bienal of Sevilla. The show of Pastora Galván "Bailes" will be presented next Wednesday 16. On Thursday the festival will offer a recital titles "Maestros", where the voice and the guitare are fitting in with the piano and violins harmonic richness". On Friday 18. Argentino will sing by tangos, bulerias, soleas, alegrias, fandangos and rumbas accompanied by guitars, piano, trumpet, percussion, palmas, choirs and Manuel Parrila as guest star. The concert will take place on Friday 18. at 8.30pm. And the last show of this third week will be dedicated to the dance, when Antonio Canales will dance with his pupil Amador Rojas during "Alternativa". We will discover the experience of one of the greatest dancers and the youth of the new generation.

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